Land of Frankincense
UNESCO World Heritage site | |
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Ruins at Khor Rori | |
Location | Dhofar, Oman |
Includes |
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Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 1010 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 849.88 ha (2,100.1 acres) |
Buffer zone | 1,243.24 ha (3,072.1 acres) |
Coordinates | 18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°ECoordinates: 18°15′12.0″N 53°38′51.3″E / 18.253333°N 53.647583°E |
Location of Land of Frankincense in Oman |
The Land of Frankincense is a site in Oman on the Incense Road. The site includes frankincense trees, Khor Rori and the remains of a caravan oasis, which were crucial to the medieval incense trade.
The site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 as Frankincense Trail and was renamed in 2005 to Land of Frankincense.
Gallery
- Flowers and branches of the Boswellia sacra tree, the species from which most frankincense is derived
- ruins and seashore
See also
References
- Abercrombie, Thomas J. (October 1985). "Arabia's Frankincense Trail". National Geographic: 474–513.
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